IWMF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REPORTING FELLOWSHIP | NOV. 2-17, 2015

IWMF is pleased to announce its first reporting trip to the Central African Republic. Six women journalists will have the opportunity to travel with the IWMF to report on themes of civil society, governance and humanitarian issues from Nov. 2 – 17, 2015. The online application for this fellowship will be open through Aug. 12, 2015.

IWMF Courage Winner and Ethiopian Journalist Reeyot Alemu Released from PrisonJuly 10, 2015 – The IWMF celebrates the early release of Ethiopian journalist and 2012 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Reeyot Alemu. Alemu, a reporter and columnist, has been imprisoned since 2011 for allegedly violating Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. “The IWMF is thrilled to learn of Reeyot’s release; her imprisonment during the past four years …

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News Reporting: Is Gender A Factor?June 24, 2015 – On Tuesday, Elisa Lees Munoz, executive director of the IWMF moderated a panel organized by the IWMF, the Frontline Freelance Register (FFR) and the Rory Peck Trust in London. Three experienced journalists, Allison Baskerville, board member of FFR and a documentary photographer, Nadine Marroushi, freelance journalist writing about the Middle East …